Pebre
(Chilean cilantro sauce for grilled meats)
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Pebre is a spicy herb sauce commonly served in Chile as a condiment with grilled meats, poultry or seafood.
Makes about 1 1/2 cups
Ingredients
- Cilantro, chopped -- 2 bunches
- Scallions, chopped -- 3 or 4
- Garlic, crushed -- 2 or 3 cloves
- Hot chile peppers, chopped -- 2 or 3
- Red wine or sherry vinegar -- 1/4 cup
- Salt and pepper -- to taste
- Tomatoes, seeded and finely chopped -- 1/2 cup
- Olive oil -- 3/4 cup
Method
- Add all the ingredients except for the tomatoes and olive oil to a blender or food processor and pulse until smooth but still a little chunky.
- Remove to a bowl and stir in the tomatoes and olive oil.
- Adjust seasoning and let stand at least 1/2 hour to allow the flavors to mingle. Serve at room temperature.
Pebre Variations
- Substitute a bunch of parsley for one of the bunches of cilantro.
- Use 1/2 chopped onion instead of the scallions.
- Ají peppers are used in Chile, but other types, like serrano or jalapeño, will work.
- Eliminate the chopped tomatoes.
